39th Annual Grammy Awards


The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface and the Beatles were the night's biggest winners, with 3 awards each. Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, and The Fugees won two awards. Celine Dion for "Best Pop Album" and "Album of the Year" and Toni Braxton for "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". The show was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres who also performed the opening with Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Rait, and Chaka Khan.

Performers

Presenters

Award winners

General

;Record of the Year"Change the World" – Eric Clapton
;Album of the YearFalling Into YouCeline Dion
;Song of the Year"Change the World"
;Best New ArtistLeAnn Rimes

Pop

;Best Female Pop Vocal Performance"Un-Break My Heart" – Toni Braxton
;Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"Change the World" – Eric Clapton
;Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Free as a Bird" – The Beatles
;Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals"When I Fall in Love" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
;Best Pop Instrumental Performance"The Sinister Minister" – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
;Best Pop AlbumFalling into YouCeline DionSecretsToni Braxton

Traditional Pop

;Best Traditional Pop Vocal PerformanceHere's to the LadiesTony BennettDedicated to NelsonRosemary ClooneyStardustNatalie ColeGentlyLiza MinnelliI'll Be Your Baby TonightBernadette Peters

Rock

;Best Female Rock Vocal Performance"If It Makes You Happy" – Sheryl Crow
;Best Male Rock Vocal Performance"Where It's At" – Beck
;Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"So Much to Say" – Dave Matthews Band
;Best Hard Rock Performance"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" – The Smashing Pumpkins
;Best Metal Performance"Tire Me" – Rage Against the Machine
;Best Rock Instrumental Performance"SRV Shuffle" – Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, B.B. King, Art Neville, Bonnie Raitt and Jimmie Vaughan
;Best Rock Song"Give Me One Reason"
;Best Rock AlbumSheryl CrowSheryl Crow

Alternative

;Best Alternative Music PerformanceOdelayBeckBoys for PeleTori AmosThe Burdens of Being UprightTracy BonhamNew Adventures in Hi-FiR.E.M.Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins

R&B

;Best Female R&B Vocal Performance"You're Makin' Me High" – Toni Braxton
;Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"Your Secret Love" – Luther Vandross
;Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal"Killing Me Softly" – Fugees
;Best R&B Song"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
;Best R&B AlbumWordsThe Tony Rich Project

Blues

;Best Traditional Blues Album
;Best Contemporary Blues Album

Children's

;Grammy Award for [Best Musical Album for Children|Best Musical Album for Children]
;Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]

Comedy

  • From 1994 through 2003, see "Best Spoken Comedy Album" under the "Spoken" field, below.

Classical

Composing and arranging

Country

Folk

Gospel

Historical

Jazz

Latin

Musical Show

Music video

New Age

Polka

Production and engineering

Rap

;Best Rap Solo Performance"Hey Lover" – LL Cool J
;Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group"Tha Crossroads" – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
;Best Rap AlbumThe ScoreFugeesAll Eyez On Me2PacBeats, Rhymes and LifeA Tribe Called QuestGangsta's ParadiseCoolioMr. SmithLL Cool J

Reggae

Spoken

World

Special Merit Awards

[MusiCares Person of the Year]